NJ Office of Information Technology
Jon S. Corzine, Governor
Adel Ebeid, Chief Technology Officer
P.O. Box 212
300 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625-0212
NO:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
IT CIRCULAR
Title: 03- Internet Access Policy
for New Jersey State Agencies
www.nj.gov/it/ps/
SUPERSEDES:
06-03-NJOIT
LAST REVIEWED:
97-02-03 & 04-OTS
DATE PUBLISHED:
October 20, 2006 January 30, 2001
VERSION:
2.0
EFFECTIVE DATE:
October 20, 2006
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Policy and Planning
ATTN: Directors of Administration and Agency IT Managers
I.
PURPOSE
To establish the overall policy for secure access to and use of the Internet by
State agencies.
II.
Definitions
1. "Agency" means any agency, authority, board, department, division, commission,
institution, institution of higher education, bureau, or like governmental entity of
the executive branch of the state government.
2. "Access" is the network infrastructure and services that allow for a
communication path between an individual network node and the State/Agency
ISP.
3. The "Internet" is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks in
which users at any one computer can obtain and exchange information with any
other computer.
4. An "ISP" (Internet Service Provider) is an entity that provides access to the
Internet.
5. "TCP/IP" means Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
III.
POLICY AND PROCEDIURES
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) and agencies will maintain a secure,
coordinated and cost effective approach to Internet access by State agencies.
OIT has been given the authority to administer the access to the Internet by New
Jersey State agencies.
To encourage a secure, coordinated and cost effective approach to Internet
access, OIT will contract for an ISP and administer State agency Internet access.
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Separate access contracts negotiated by individual agencies must be reviewed
and approved by OIT. The agency must justify that a technical incompatibility or
special functional requirement exists.
Agency access to the Internet through the designated ISP or OIT approved
agency ISP is offered as a tool for meeting the programmatic needs of the State.
State provided Internet access is State property and is intended for official
business. The use of State provided Internet access by State agencies and their
employees constitutes the acceptance of responsibilities and obligations that are
subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
OIT and State agencies have the authority and responsibility to monitor Internet
access. Any unauthorized access and use discovered during such monitoring
may be reported to agency management for appropriate action.
IV.
Functions
a. Agency
i. An agency shall provide for agency Internet access administration.
ii. An agency may install and update necessary system-wide virus
protection software in consultation with OIT.
iii. An agency shall determine which employees shall be allowed
access to and use of the Internet.
iv. An agency may monitor agency staff access to and use of the
Internet to ensure that it is appropriate and consistent with agency
program goals.
b. Office of Information Technology
i. OIT shall administer and manage TCP/IP addressing.
ii. OIT shall monitor the performance and capacity levels of the
Internet access infrastructure.
iii. OIT shall upgrade the infrastructure as necessary to meet the
programmatic needs of State agencies.
iv. OIT shall ensure that security and firewall systems are sufficient
and operational.
v. OIT shall provide agencies with access to monitoring information
requested by the agency.
This policy supersedes Circular Letter No. 97-02-03-and -04-OTS (August 30,
1996) to the extent those Circular Letters are inconsistent with this policy. Those
Circular Letters are continued for purposes of any pending or anticipated
disciplinary or other enforcement action.
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